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May 16
2 min

Why do the Minnesota Twins Use Acupuncture? Ask Nikki Vanecek, their Acupuncturist!

The use of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the health care routines for professional athletes is becoming increasingly more common. I...

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May 16
2 min

Why do the Minnesota Twins Use Acupuncture? Ask Nikki Vanecek, their Acupuncturist!

The use of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the health care routines for professional athletes is becoming increasingly more common. I...

Jul 22, 2021
2 min

What Is Stress?!

STRESS! What does stress actually look like? Nikki and Kerry always ask about stress during your visit, especially when your response...

Feb 3, 2021
2 min

How Does Herbal Therapy Work?

Our practitioner, Kerry, LOVES these Urban Herbs products. Herbal therapy is a great, natural method for treating all kinds of...

Jan 20, 2021
6 min

The TCM Clock

A great example of the TCM Clock from organicolivia.com The Traditional Chinese Medicine view of the circadian cycle is represented as a...

Jan 18, 2021
3 min

Chinese Medicine for Hot Flashes

Image from: Goop “Wait… you can treat that too?” Add that question to the very top of the list of things that an acupuncturist hears...

Nov 24, 2020
3 min

How Can TCM Help During this COVID Pandemic?

By: Kerry Hayes November 25, 2020...

Nov 18, 2020
2 min

Digestion

By Nikki Vanecek November 18, 2020 We often ask our patients how is you digestion? The typical response in “fine” so we try to clarify...

Aug 21, 2020
3 min

Late Summer Eating

The late summer is the least talked about season in Traditional Chinese Medicine, in my opinion. This is truly unfortunate because it is...

Aug 5, 2020
2 min

Late Summer

As we are slowly transitioning into our last month of summer in Minnesota, we thought it would be a good time to talk about a “bonus”...

Jul 29, 2020
2 min

What Do Vivid Dreams Mean?

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is generally thought that a healthy person sleeps through the night, undisturbed by dreams....

Jul 16, 2020
2 min

Summer in TCM

It is very much summertime here in Minnesota which means it’s FIRE season in Traditional Chinese Medicine. TCM both respects and moves...

Jun 17, 2020
1 min

Pain And CBD

PAIN in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is viewed as a blockage of qi and blood in a meridian- or a traffic jam in the part of the...

Jun 9, 2020
3 min

Anxiety

Anxiety. It’s real. And unfortunately, many people are not unfamiliar with feelings of anxiety. Especially right now. But good news is,...

May 12, 2020
2 min

What is Korean Hand Therapy?

Korean Hand Therapy is a complete microsystem of acupuncture, similar to the concept of reflexology of the foot. It is an easy-to-use...

Mar 6, 2020
3 min

Acupuncture Benefits: How it Works

What is Acupuncture? Do you suffer from chronic pain? Do you have a hard time sleeping? Are you living with anxiety? Do you want to...

Feb 26, 2020
3 min

What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Traditional Chinese Medicine Myth vs. Fact There are a lot of myths I hear about Traditional Chinese Medicine, including that it is an...

Jan 12, 2019
1 min

Keep your New Year’s Resolutions

Have you hit a post-resolution slump? Motivation — Acupuncture improves motivation! Specific meridians govern motivation and when there...

Nov 28, 2018
1 min

Would you like to live to be 100?

You would be surprised at how many people would say “No.” Many people are in such poor health that it is a physical and emotional...

Oct 30, 2018
1 min

Get up, get out of bed!

Is it hard to get out of bed in the morning? Are you struggling with decreased motivation, weight gain or a head that feels congested and...

Jul 30, 2018
2 min

Keep Calm and Carry On — Treating Hormonal Imbalances

“How did you get into Acupuncture?” I get that question a lot. I was in my mid 20s when I realize my PMS was affecting my life and the...

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